Wife won a 250GB XBox 360

This is the last year of the XBox 360. She won it at a work party - it's from the local Best Buy. The Wii-U just came out. Do you think it's worth returning the Xbox for 250 bucks and put the money towards the Wii-U? She likes the kinect, but this model didn't come with one, so either way we will end up spending 50-100 bucks.

We already have a Nintendo Wii. So we already have some controllers. Opinions?

I guess it's more about what you would enjoy more. Wii games, and 360 games imo, are two really different things. I'd prob go the Wii U route since i have a PS3, and i have always loved Nintendo since release.

Also, I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the Wii U uses the Wii "gamepad" and not original Wii controllers. And I also heard they are like 100$ or so haha.

I guess it's more about what you would enjoy more. Wii games, and 360 games imo, are two really different things. I'd prob go the Wii U route since i have a PS3, and i have always loved Nintendo since release.

Also, I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the Wii U uses the Wii "gamepad" and not original Wii controllers. And I also heard they are like 100$ or so haha.

Well, the Xbox 360 has been out for over 7 years now, meaning 2 things:
1. It's starting to become outdated.
2. The next Xbox and Playstation will probably release in the next 1-2 years.

Still, I haven't really looked into the Wii-U, so I don't know if it's technically better or worse than the other consoles, although I have a couple of friends who have picked it up, and they say it's absolutely amazing.

In the end, I guess it comes down to what games you prefer. Zelda vs Halo? Mario vs Gears of War?

If you want a Wii U it's better to keep the Xbox 360 and sell your Wii since most Wii games will be playable on the Wii U and just keep your Wii controllers. That way you can have 2 different consoles and play the Xbox 360 exclusives along with the Wii U exclusives instead of 2 consoles that are basically the same, only the Wii U is better. You probably won't get much for the Wii but it would still be better than having a Wii and Wii U. It's up to you but that's what I would do.

Last edited by Geminiwolf; 2013-01-09 at 10:48 PM.

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Really just sell it. In a matter of "days" it will be worth nothing. I just got ride of my PS3 for only 100€ (it was the FAT 40gb one, it was a good deal in Spain actually).
Anything around 100€ or more is worth it. A PC beats XBox and PS3 at any time also.... free games (in case you want) and able to mod stuff quite easily.
I never really got the point of people spending 500 and 600 euros in a machine when you can spend that in a super gaming pc. (My ps3 was a present long ago, never ever used it)

She did ask me what I thought and we plan on deciding together what we end up doing. We also have a 4 month old baby and as he gets older and wants to play some games, I'm not sure if the Xbox is as enjoyable for children.

Anyway, we still don't know what we're going to do with it. As of now we haven't opened it, yet.